Element Partners, an energy, industrial and environmental technology private equity firm, has promoted Sam Gabbita to managing director and Charles A Silio and Nitin Gupta to principal. David Lincoln, managing partner of Element, says: "We are pleased to recognise Sam’s, Charlie’s and Nitin’s contributions with these promotions.  Over the past

Castle Harlan, the New York private equity investment firm, has promoted Tariq Osman to managing director. Osman’s (pictured) promotion reflects his multiple contributions to CHI over the last five years, as well as his prior five years of experience at CHI’s Australian affiliate, CHAMP. Recently, he has been particularly active

Independently owned global placement agent and advisory firm Atlantic-Pacific Capital has appointed Brian Wade as partner. Wade will continue to work closely with institutional investors in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast US, including public and corporate pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions, fund-of-funds and family offices. Wade has over 15 years

Split Rock Partners, a venture capital firm focused on software, internet services, and healthcare has promoted David Allison to principal in its Menlo Park office. Allison (pictured) has been with the firm since 2009 and has focused on investments in the healthcare sector. In the past three years, Allison’s role

Prolog Ventures, a life science venture capital firm, has named John Steuart as a managing director. He will join managing directors Brian Clevinger, Greg Johnson and Ilya Nykin, who co-founded Prolog in 2000. Steuart (pictured) has more than 25 years of experience managing healthcare and technology companies and venture capital

Genstar Capital, a middle market private equity firm that focuses on investments in the insurance and financial services, software, life sciences, healthcare, and industrial technology industries, has promoted Eli P Weiss to principal and David J Golde to vice president. Weiss (pictured) joined Genstar in 2008 and was named a

Pan-emerging makers private equity firm Actis has appointed Sergio Brandao as a director focusing on energy opportunities in Latin America. Brandao (pictured) will be based in Actis’s São Paulo office, where the firm now has a team of 12 investment professionals focusing on the consumer, financial services and energy sectors.  

The Employee Stock Option Fund (ESO Fund), a specialist in stock option financing for employees of venture-backed companies, has appointed Michael Banks as a venture partner. Banks (pictured) is the founding partner of Windy Hill Capital, a seed capital fund, and has spent the last 16 years with leading venture

Law firm K&L Gates has expanded its Boston office with the additions of two new partners, Mark L Johnson and Paulo J Marnoto, and eight new associates. Johnson (pictured) joins the firm’s corporate securities and finance practice from Cooley, while Marnoto joins the firm’s private equity and fund formation practice

International direct investment firm OceanBridge Partners is expanding in both the US and in Europe where it has opened a new London office. Simultaneously it has appointed new partners to join the founders in order to take advantage of the investment opportunities which are now emerging. OceanBridge has adopted a